Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1539. Derived from the plural form of Middle Dutch leye (hard, black peat).

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: De Ley‧en

Proper noun edit

De Leyen n

  1. A neighbourhood of De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands.

References edit

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “de leyen”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN